Richard BAMME
Will - 1452
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A translation into English by
Duncan Harrington from a Latin abstract made by Leland L. Duncan
This is the last will of Richard
Bamme of Gyllyngham [Gillingham] esquire made
there 17th May in the thirtieth year of the reign of king Henry VI
after the conquest [1452] of and upon all manors, lands, tenements and rents,
services, courts, and profits of the manorial court, mills and pasture and so
forth, which he had in the City of London and in the county of Kent.
In the first instance he wished that his feoffees enfeoff his son
John in his manor of Rowgh hill Charles Tyndale and Highfeld and also all that
land and so forth, lying in the parishes of Dertford [Dartford], Sutton at Hone,
Wylmynton [Wilmington], Frenyngham [Farningham], Darent, Stone, Crayford and
Horton Kyrkeby [Kirby].
He wished that his feoffees enfeoff the aforesaid John his son into
his manor of Bredehurst.
He wished that Eade his wife have peaceable possession of his manor
of Grenge according to the form of the charter in that respect by him made to
the aforesaid Eade just as in the aforesaid charter fully shows. So that after
the death of the aforesaid Eade the aforesaid manor shall remain to the right
heirs of the aforesaid Richard for ever.
He wished that Eade his wife have his whole stock being upon the
same manor of Grenge in horses, goods, cows and so forth and utensils, ornaments
and so forth in the manor aforesaid, that is to say, the hall, chambers, pantry,
storeroom, cellar, kitchen, larder, brew house and so forth all cups, bowls,
charcoal burners, mazers, salt-cellar, basin shaped lamp, ewers, posnets, powder
boxes, spice plates and cruets of gold and silver gilt and so forth.
He wished that his executors deliver to John his son his three best
gowns. Likewise he wished that his executors when it shall be to the most
advantage deliver to Thomas Bisshop his bastard son twenty pounds sterling.
Likewise the same Richard bequeathed to Ann his daughter a nun in
the Abbey of Dertford one silver cup. The same Richard bequeathed to Margaret
his daughter wife of Thomas Honyngton £6-13-4.
The same Richard wished that with his son Richard that he was in
his life rebellious and disobedient nevertheless the first born that if the
aforesaid Richard thence forward wishes to be reformed and to be governed and
also if his last will any part now not to overthrow nor impede thereafter he
wished that his executors of his goods not bequeathed nor assigned to bequeath
to the aforesaid Richard according to their discretion.
He wished that his executors have and receive the profits, farm and
increase of rents of all tenements in the city of London as long as they shall
be received and levied to one hundred marks and to deliver the aforesaid hundred
marks to Rose his daughter at her marriage when it shall happen. And that
thereafter the aforesaid tenements and so forth shall remain to John his son.
No probate given. 17 Rous PROB 11/1 folio 132 Prerogative Court of
Canterbury will register at National Archives